Throughout the years, women have played a vital role in shaping history. From the fight for women’s suffrage to the fight for equal rights in the workplace, women have always been a powerful force for change. Women’s History Month is an opportunity to take a look back at some of the most important women throughout history and to recognize the importance of their achievements.

The History of Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month began as a national celebration in 1981. It was declared by Congress, and the President of the United States was given the task of issuing a proclamation each year to commemorate the month. The month was originally intended to be celebrated in March to commemorate the accomplishments of women throughout history, and it has since been expanded to include all of March, April and May.

Since then, Women’s History Month has become an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in all areas of life. From politics to science, women have made incredible achievements and paved the way for future generations. There are countless women who have overcome obstacles and made a difference in the world, and Women’s History Month allows us to recognize and appreciate their contributions.

Notable Women in History

There are so many incredible women throughout history who have shaped the world we live in today. Here are just a few of the women who have made an impact on the world:

• Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) – Susan B. Anthony was a leading figure in the fight for women’s suffrage in the United States. She was a leader in the women’s rights movement and was instrumental in the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote.

• Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) – Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. She is best known for her powerful speeches on the topics of slavery and women’s rights, and she is remembered for her courage and determination in the face of adversity.

• Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) – Amelia Earhart was a pioneering aviator. She was the first female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and she was also an advocate for women’s rights. She is remembered for her bravery and her commitment to advancing the cause of women in aviation.

• Rosa Parks (1913-2005) – Rosa Parks was an African-American civil rights activist who is best known for her refusal to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. Her actions sparked the Montgomery bus boycott and helped to launch the civil rights movement.

• Malala Yousafzai (1997-present) – Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She is best known for her activism for female education in her home country of Pakistan. She is a strong advocate for human rights and has become an international symbol of courage and resilience.

The Legacy of Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month is an important time to recognize the achievements of women throughout history and to celebrate their contributions to the world. From suffragists to modern-day feminists, these women have made incredible strides in the fight for equality. On this Women’s History Month, take a look back at some of the amazing women throughout history and celebrate the legacy they have left behind.

The History of Black History Month

Black History Month was first officially recognized in 1926 when historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the second week of February to be “Negro History Week.” The goal of this week was to educate people about the significant contributions African Americans have made to our history and culture.

In 1976, the week was expanded to a full month and renamed “Black History Month.” Since then, it has become an annual celebration of the achievements of African Americans and an opportunity to learn more about their history and culture.

The Importance of Black History Month

Black History Month is an important reminder of the struggles and successes African Americans have faced throughout our country’s history. It is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the contributions African Americans have made to our nation and to recognize the continuing struggle for equality and justice.

It is also an opportunity to reflect on the progress our society has made in the struggle for racial justice and to recognize the work that still needs to be done. Black History Month is an important reminder of the importance of education, inclusion, and diversity in our society.

Celebrating Black History Month

Black History Month is a time for celebration and reflection. There are many ways to honor and celebrate the contributions of African Americans throughout history. Here are some ideas for celebrating Black History Month:

• Read books about African American history and culture.

• Visit a museum that features African American history and culture.

• Attend a lecture, concert, or other event that celebrates African American culture.

• Participate in a community service project that honors African American history.

• Educate yourself about the struggles and successes African Americans have faced throughout our country’s history.

Black History Month is a time to reflect on the struggles and successes of African Americans throughout our country’s history. It is a time to recognize and celebrate the contributions African Americans have made to our nation and to recognize the continuing struggle for equality and justice. It is also an opportunity to reflect on the progress our society has made in the struggle for racial justice and to recognize the work that still needs to be done. We can all honor and celebrate the contributions of African Americans throughout history by reading books, visiting museums, attending events, participating in community service projects, and educating ourselves about the struggles and successes of African Americans.

it’s tempting to assume that by now we surely must have found everything on earth that is there to be discovered. After all, people have studied the excavated remnants of the cultures before them for centuries, even though archaeology as a field with specific methods was only professionally established in the 18th century. What could there be left after all these centuries of digging up the treasures of the past?

Surprisingly, there are several tomb sites of historically significant personalities that are yet to be found. We have not found, for example, the tomb of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongolian Empire, as well as that of Nefertiti, the queen of Egypt that became famous for her bust which was discovered in the workshop of Thutmose.

A reason why there are quite a few important sites that have not yet been excavated is that far too often modern civilizations erected buildings and whole cities on sites where unknown secrets are buried.

Archaeologists have always been fascinated by the tombs of ancient rulers and royals. Since these powerful figures were able to employ excellent artists and craftsmen and had masses of workers and expensive materials at their disposal, they were able to make sure that they were buried with the best and most luxurious provisions for their afterlife. Discovering unimaginable riches and lavish artifacts in ancient tombs is to be expected, but sometimes, excavations offer us the unexpected and archaeologists make discoveries totally different from what they imagined they would find. Whether they are gruesome, shocking, or simply strange, discoveries like these are important to enlighten us about the rituals, beliefs, and policies of ancient cultures.

10) The Death Pits within the Royal Tombs of Ur

The Royal Cemetery of Ur, an archaeological site in modern-day Iraq, has first been excavated between the years of 1922 and 1934. Of the circa 2000 burials that were uncovered at the site, 16 have been identified as royals. These graves contain ancient Mesopotamian kings and queens from the so-called Early Dynastic Period IIIA, which spans the years between 2600 and 2450 BC. The ancient city was abandoned due to the Euphrates river changing its course over two millennia ago, and in an age before modern-day plumbing, close proximity to a body of water was a necessity for a flourishing city.

Discovering hundreds of tombs filled with fascinating artifacts was exciting enough, but that was not all. The evidence of human sacrifice on a gigantic scale shocked both professional archaeologists and the hired local helpers.

Below the graves of the royals, several death pits have been uncovered, which contain between 7 and up to the unbelievable number of 74 bodies. At first, archaeologists believed that the attendants to the rulers sacrificed themselves by drinking poison, a comparably painless death.
In later examinations and with the help of reconstructions of several skulls, researchers realized that these people had actually been murdered with a sharp instrument. This was only the first step in the extensive ritual. After being killed, the bodies were heated and treated with mercury, which delayed composition. Afterward, they were dressed and placed in ceremonial rows.

The meaning of this elaborate ritual cannot be fully reconstructed. It is clear, though, that this very public display of monarchial cruelty emphasized the duality between the rich and the poor.

9) Liquid Mercury Beneath a Temple in Mexico

As the largest city in ancient America, Teotihuacan, located in modern-day New Mexico, had a population of over 200,000 residents. Even though hundreds of excavations took place at the site, it took quite a while until the first evidence of a royal tomb was discovered.

Further excavations to find the royal tomb took place beneath the Temple of the Feathered Serpent, dedicated to Quetzalcoatl, an Aztec deity of learning, knowledge, and priesthood. The discovery made in 2015 brought the excavations to a surprising halt: at the bottom of the tunnel, there was a chamber filled with liquid mercury.

Not only was it very difficult to mine mercury at the time the burial site had been erected, but it was also an incredibly rare element. This signifies that what – or rather: who – lies behind the chamber was to be protected at all costs.

The archaeologists working in the tunnels under the temple now have to wear gear that protects them from mercury poisoning, but the excitement of being on the trail of potentially the first royal tomb to be found in Teotihuacan makes this danger more than worth it for dedicated archaeologists.

8) A Missing Mummy

Sometimes, an unexpected discovery is not what is found but precisely what is not found. When the tomb of Rames | was discovered in 1817.
the team surrounding Italian archaeologist Giovanni Belzoni discovered another large chamber beneath it. This chamber turned out to be another tomb, and a very luxurious one at that: both the ceilings and the walls were intricately painted. The extravagant alabaster sarcophagus in the chamber though was – empty.

It was not before 1828 that the hieroglyphics on the sarcophagus were finally deciphered and the tomb could be identified as that of Seti |, the father of Ramses Il. Seti’s mummy, though, was not found until 81 years later – it had been hidden in another tomb, presumably to keep it safe from grave robbers.

7) Twelve Mummies Sharing One Tomb

As seen with the story of Seti |, the practice of hiding mummies from grave robbers was not uncommon. A more than usual amount of such hidden mummies was discovered in the tomb of Amenhotep Il in the Valley of the Kings. Twelve more royal mummies had been hidden in sections of this king’s tomb, including a female mummy that was at first considered to be Nefertiti, but then turned out to be the daughter of Amenhotep and Queen Tiye.

The establishing of DNA testing has been very helpful in solving problems like this and has contributed greatly to our understanding of the family relations in extinct dynasties.

6) The Oldest String Instrument in Human History

5) A Strange Ape in Lady Xia’’s Tomb

Almost everyone knows the terracotta army guarding the grave of the first emperor of China, Quin Shihuang. His grandmother, Lady Xia, was buried in a tomb that contained artifacts almost equally as mysterious and exciting. Aside from a wealth of expensive objects like jewelry and ceramics, her tomb also contained a significant amount of animals.

Aside from the twelve horses that would have drawn the two carriages that were buried with Lady Xia, she was also interred with several undomesticated animals. Among these are a leopard, an Asian black bear, and several cranes. Most extraordinary proved the skeleton of a gibbon, one of the so-called lesser apes. The skull of this primate was shaped in such an unusual way that researchers reasoned that it must belong to a species that is now extinct. Finds like these are significant for finding out how even very early exploitation of wild animals could have led to the first man-made extinctions.

4) The Mysterious Meteorite Dagger

Tutankhamun, commonly known as the boy king, was only nine years when he took the throne and died roughly ten years later. Within the wrappings of the mummified king, there was found a silver dagger with a golden handle and sheath. The blade of this dagger is what is truly special about it: after it had confused scholars since the 1970s, in 2016 researchers were finally able to, with the help of X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, find out its exact composition of iron, nickel, and cobalt. The ratio of these specific composites is similar to that of a meteorite found in Marsa Matruh, a city west of Alexandria. At the time of Tutankhamun’s burial, iron was considered to be more precious than gold, and it was mainly used for gift giving, ceremonial purposes, and
rituals.

3) Jade Burial Suits for a Prince and a Princess

References to burial suits made of jade can be traced back to the Byzantine period and some evidence making their existence plausible has
been discovered in even earlier graves. The first actual complete Jade armor has not been discovered, though. until 1968 when the tomb of Princess Dou Wan and Prince Liu Sheng of the Han dynasty was uncovered. The tomb was very well preserved since it had been protected behind a wall of iron. two brick walls, and a corridor filled with stones.

Crafting these valuable suits must have been hard and diligent work. Each suite is made out of 2000 plates of jade sewn together with gold for the Prince and with silver for the Princess. It is estimated that it would have taken even an extremely skilled jade smith ten years to make one of these suits. For a royal burial, this labor was seen worth it, though: jade was believed to keep away bad spirits and to slow down the process of decay.

2) Tutankhamun’s Unborn Daughters

His young age notwithstanding, Tutankhamun was married to Ankhesenamun, his half-sister and daughter of the pharaoh Akhenaten and Nefertiti. The young couple did not produce an heir, instead, they lost two daughters. One was stillborn after five or six months and the other died shortly after birth.

Amidst the more expensive artifacts in his burial chamber, the box that contains his daughters is relatively plain. A plain, wooden box with a length of only 24 inches contains two small coffins. Tough undecorated and plain. itis apparent that the coffins have been treated very carefully. Both coffins were inscribed with “Osiris”. the name of the Egyptian god of fertility.

The fetuses found in the coffins were found to have skeletal abnormalities like Sprengel’s deformity, as well as scoliosis and spina bifida. This can form a part of the explanation while the girls did not survive. Since marriage inside the family has been pretty common in royals of most cultures, genetic abnormalities are at a higher risk of being carried on, which might have been what has happened in this case.

1) A Ship Under a Pyramid

Pyramids do not only look gigantic and impressive, sometimes they hide something equally gigantic and impressive below. This has been shown, for example, during the excavations that Egyptian archaeologist Kamal el Mallakh undertook in 1954 at the Great Pyramid. When digging under a stone wall at the south side of the pyramid, he at first came across a strange mixture of wood chips, powdered limestone, and charcoal. What he found in the end what a ship with a length of 144 feet – carefully removing each of the ship’s 1224 pieces took two years. The vessel is now mostly known as the Khufu boat, named after King Cheops for whom it likely was built. It likely had the function of a “solar barge” – a ship that would carry the resurrected king with the sun god Ra into his afterlife. It is apparent that this ship was not only built for ritual and symbolic purposes since it bears since of having traveled in water. Some suggest that it has been used as a funerary barge and carried the embalmed king from Memphis to Giza, but others propose that Cheops might also have used it while he was still alive. for example, when undertaking pilgrimages to holy places. Since the 1980s, the reconstructed boat can be explored in the Giza Solar boat museum.

Who is the leader of North Korea? If you’ve been keeping track of world politics, you’d probably say that it’s Kim Jong Un. While Kim Jong Un has been referred to as the Supreme leader during his tenure leading one of the world’s most secretive and conflicted countries, it turns out that Kim Il Sung, his grandfather, has retained the title of Eternal leader of the People’s Republic of North Korea. Even though Kim Il Sung has been dead for over 20 years, his legacy continues thanks to his role in founding North Korea and the propaganda machine he created.

Before there was North Korea

As controversial as North Korea is and its rulers have been, much of the controversy owes to the regional conflicts that surrounded and continue to engulf the Korean peninsula. The early history of the Korean peninsula featured the transition from the tribal rule of the 3 kingdoms period, which lasted from approximately 57 BCE to 668 CE, to the Dynasty period, which featured the succession of the Goryeo, Joseon and Korean Empire dynasties. It was during the Joseon period that Japan first tried to assert its imperial presence, ultimately failing to conquer the area. Japan was reduced to influencing the region through trade.

Japanese rule

Japanese imperial ambitions finally prevailed by 1910. Having won the Russo-Japanese war in 1905, Japan was able to claim previously occupied or influenced territory, including the Korean peninsula. The Japanese occupation of Korea was not viewed favorably by Koreans, particularly given the Japanese practice of forcing Korean women into sexual slavery. With Japan’s defeat in World War II ending its imperial ambitions, the relief that Korea anticipated dissipated quickly. United Nations intervention led to the creation of the Soviet-influenced People’s Republic of North Korea and the Republic of Korea in the South, backed by the United States. Given the differences in political ideology, with the North being a one-party socialist government and the south being a
capitalist, multi-party system, further tensions were inevitable.

Kim Il Sung’s rise

North Korea’s first leader emerged amid the tensions that would inevitably lead to the military division of the Korean peninsula. Kim || Sung was born in 1912 but spent his youth in Manchuria to escape the Japanese occupation with his family. Kim would eventually become involved in Communist activities and spent time in jail as a result of his involvement. His involvement in the Communist party, and aversion to Japanese rule, led to his participation in the guerrilla resistance movement against the Japanese during the 30’s; it was via this activity that he eventually
was recruited by the Soviet military and sent for military and political training. Given Kim’s affiliation with the Soviet Union, it was no surprise that he was appointed chairman of the newly created North Korea, becoming the premier of the People’s republic of North Korea after the UN partition in 1948.

The Korean War

Emboldened by his new power and Soviet-backed ambitions, Kim Il Sung attempted to create an entirely communist state throughout the Korean peninsula. His attempt, however, was ultimately successful. In 1950, After crossing the 38th parallel with 75,000 troops, the North Korean People’s Army was met with the combined force of South Korean and American troops. 3 years and 5 million casualties later, the Korean war came to an end, resulting in an armistice that averted an escalated war that would have embroiled the Soviet Union, China and the
The United States. Although he was unsuccessful in united the Korean Peninsula, Kim’s role in leading North Korea served as a proxy battleground between the cold war tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States. During the post-Korean War period, Kim directed his attention to building his power base in North Korea. Based on Communist principles, Kim Il Sung promoted the ideology of Juche or self-reliance. This led to intensive investment in various industrial operations, including mining and steel production, as well as military development. This investment actually outpaced that of South Korea during the period. However, it was clear that the state-controlled economy, with restrictions on media and travel as well as property ownership, could only perform for so long, and South Korea eventually rose beyond Kim’s North Korea by the 1980’s.

The reign of Kim Il Sung

Given the political, economic and societal damages, North Korea had endured from the period of Japanese occupation through the Korean war, Kim Il Sung’s rise and preservation of power is not as astonishing when one considers the lack of political stability in the region. What few may have anticipated was Kim’s obsession with power and state control and his willingness to use all means necessary to retain his role. Among his tactics were the development of a cult of personality that demanded allegiance to him as the state leader. This promotion led to his deification among the Korean people; for those who dissented, they were either imprisoned or sent to work in gulag-style prison camps. The songbun class system he imposed further stratified North Korean society and determined various factors of existence, such as food rations, housing and employment, based on allegiance to the state. Kim also promoted the practice of abducting foreign nationals as a means of bolstering state economic missions. While abduction is not commonly practiced, the class divisions, imprisonment and prison camps are still a dreaded legacy of Kim Il Sung’s rule.

The end of his reign

Kim’s propaganda system was ultimately effective in convincing the North Korean people of his mythical capabilities despite enduring the political fear tactics he imposed and the famines that arose during the 1990’s. This prominence was in part bolstered by the backing of The Soviet Union and China, two close communist allies. Kim was able to use his political leverage to foment aggression against South Korea; tensions briefly improved during the late 80’s, coinciding with North Korea’s participation in the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and the admittance of
North Korea into the UN in 1991, but soured when North Korea resumed its nuclear program in 1993. Part of Kim’s strategy was to ensure that no one perceive any imperfections relative to his presentation or appearance. Despite having a tumor located on the back of his neck, Kim was able to maintain his image of impeccable supremacy thanks to strict controls for how the media
depicted him. All of this could only achieve so much, as Kim eventually died of a heart attack in 1994. Kim’s death before a planned meeting between North and South Korean leaders effectively hindering future attempts at reconciliation. Ultimately, Kim was remembered as the “Dear Leader” he sought to be. His death was a national day of mourning and, after being embalmed, his body was placed in a public Mausoleum in Pyongyang. His death led to a 3 year mourning period that coincided with his succession by his son, Kim Jong ll.

Kim Il Sung’s Legacy

With a falsely reported assassination attempt in 1986, Kim Il Sung had made every effort to ensure a succession of power after his 46 years of rule. North Korea became the only hereditary communist state, though this seemingly streamlined succession did not abate the large debts North Korea had accrued from foreign investors, the lack of affinity from fellow communist powers and the intense food shortages North Korea has experienced. Kim Il Sung’s image is prominently displayed throughout North Korea and there are hundreds of statues that have been
erected to commemorate him. His name was also lent to a variety of institutions and facilities throughout North Korea, including Kim Il-sung University. With Kim Jong Il’s death in 2011, Kim Jong Un has been the next in the Kim dynasty to assume the role of North Korean leader. His reign has not been without controversy, though he has managed to promote some reconciliation with South Korea that was only a possibility during his grandfather’s reign. Unfortunately, much of the hardship that North Korean’s have endured, including border closures, trade restrictions and famine, continue to loom during these unprecedented times. Although he was promoted as the great successor, there is only so much that he can do relative to the power dynamic of the North Korean political system.

Ultimately, Kim ll Sung’s efforts to create a flourishing Korea united under his rule have remained a fantasy. The first Supreme leader of The people’s republic of North Korea is remembered more for his totalitarian rigidity and the hardships he subjected on the Korean people than for any of his ideological merits. Though portrayed as a god revered to this day, Kim Il Sung was merely a man trying to maintain his power grip in a hotly contested and long-afflicted region of the world. The turmoil and travails that continue to afflict North Korea to this day continue the
results of policies that Kim instituted upon its independence. If there is any legacy to emerge from Kim Il Sung’s turbulent rule, it is that peace and prosperity are not the product of a single, great leader.

Human beings over time have become the most feared predators on the planet. The reason why we are at the top of the food pyramid is down to our brains and not our brute strength. Over thousands of years. humans have developed ways to hunt prey. Before the invention of bows and arrows, one of the best ways to catch games was through trapping. Our earliest ancestors used their wits to develop smart traps.

As we evolved, our traps became more and more complicated. Of course, we have to keep in mind traps are a broad range. The key term in our article, however. is booby traps. These can be something as simple as a hidden knife on the ground, but we shall look at some of the more well-thought-out designs. We shall take a look at some of the most elaborate and dangerous booby traps in recorded history. The traps on this list are there because they combine ingenuity with effectiveness.

These booby traps have been used to dispose of people and render them ineffective. Here are some of the most frightening booby traps ever
made.

Mental illness can be difficult to live with or to understand. Most of us are familiar with common ailments such as depression. However, some
rare mental disorders can make someone feel like they are losing their minds! They are more than just paranoid, they truly believe others are
out to harm them or zombies are real. Some eat paper from books or other bizarre behaviors.

A small number of people are affected by these 15 scariest mental disorders of all time. It doesn’t mean they aren’t substantial or they can’t
create a harsh world for them to live in. 1 in 4 households has someone with a mental illness in it, and this can be anything from depression to
one of these rare conditions.

The mental illness can be mild, moderate, or severe. It may be genetic or due to a chemical imbalance in the brain. Mental illness can result
after a traumatic experience or a brain injury. Over 450 million people in the USA have some form of mental illness they deal with. This doesn’t
include their loved ones who also see it all unfold. The ones mentioned here may be rare, but they are scary and they really happen!

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

Alice in Wonderland is a story or movie most people have either read or watched. There are plenty of out of this world, bizarre stories woven
into that framework. The goal of the book or movie is to entertain. Nothing is entertaining though about Alice in Wonderland Syndrome. You
may also hear it referred to as Todd Syndrome.

When a person has this mental disorder, ordinary things all around them are distorted. Noises can seem much louder or significantly quieter
than they really are. Objects in their environment don’t look the right sizes. They appear much larger or tinier than they truly are. It can be hard
to define texture and other materials for the environment they are in. This can be scary as well as terrifying for someone experiencing it.

When a person takes drugs such as LSD, they often see things distorted, almost like another dimension. They remain calm through it though
because the drugs give them a feeling of euphoria. That feeling of euphoria is lacking when someone has the mental disorder Alice in
Wonderland Syndrome. It can be hard for them to distinguish reality from distortions. It can be hard for them to calm down.

For most with this disorder, their own body being distorted such as huge hands or tiny feet can cause them to become irrational and upset. This
mental health disorder is extremely rare. It tends to be found in those who have used illegal drugs often and/or in high doses. It can also be a
sign of a brain tumor.

Alien Hand Syndrome

Aliens are part of entertainment, science fiction, and even conspiracy theories. When a person has Alien Hand Syndrome, it is more than just
an interest in aliens. The person will lose control of a limb, usually one of their hands. It will be part of actions the person says they have no
control over.

It can be violent too, such as choking someone or themselves with unbelievable strength! The person may tear off all of their clothing with no
regard to where they are or who is around. They may draw blood on themselves or others due to deep scratching and clawing. Such
individuals often have the onset of Alzheimer’s. Others have it due to the two sides of the brain being divided due to an injury or surgical
procedure.

This mental health issue can be alarming and cause someone to harm themselves or others. It can take time to learn how to live with it since
there is no cure. Keeping the hands busy and lowering stress can help reduce outbursts of harmful behavior. Some patients have to hold down
the out of control hand with the one they can control to manage Alien Hand Syndrome.

Apotemnophilia

You may hear this scary mental health disorder called Body Integrity Disorder or Amputee Identity Disorder. This is a mental health issue
where the person constantly thinks about removing or mutilating their own body parts. There is nothing wrong with these body parts. They
aren’t damaged or hurting, but the desire doesn’t go away. lt is rare that a medical professional will remove a healthy limb for someone with
such a disorder, but it has been done.

This is to prevent the person from dangerously attempting that amputation on their own. This can result in serious damage to the nerves or
death from bleeding. It can result in an infection setting in due to the method used to try to remove the limb on its own. Individuals with
Apotemnophilia have an issue in their right brain lobe, it is so detracting they have a hard time focusing on basic tasks or day-to-day
communications.

Boanthropy

lt may seem funny at first, but Boanthropy isn’t amusing to those with this rare mental health disorder. They believe they are cows rather than
people! They will engage in behaviors to reflect the life of cows. They may moo, walk on all floors, and even be found in pastures grazing and
eating grass! They often mingle with other cows like they belong in the herd!

There is some mention of something similar to this in the Bible, and some feel those with Boanthropy have been chosen by God. The research
into this tends to lean towards a person with nightmares or under hypnosis. In earlier times, such individuals were believed to be under the
spell of a witch.

Capgras Delusion

Relationships with others are important. It helps us stay connected and to feel safe. Individuals with the mental health disorder Capgras
Delusion doesn’t feel that way at all. They believe those around them are imposters. taking the place of real people. They don’t feel safe
anywhere they go and it often comes across as unreasonable paranoia.

it’s scary because they can believe others in their home or their workplace have been replaced by an entity trying to harm them. They can
become defensive, may harbor weapons, and may not wish to be alone with people they have had a relationship with for years. Individuals with
Capgras Delusion tends to have a brain injury, epilepsy, dementia, or schizophrenia.

Clinical Lycanthropy

This mental health disorder is similar to Boanthropy, but it isn’t about thinking you are a cow specifically. Clinical Lycanthropy applies to a
person that thinks they are an animal. Most believe they are a wolf or even a werewolf, but it can be many other types of animals too and still
fall under this same category of scary scenarios. They tend to act like the animal they feel they are.

Those that believe they are wolves or werewolves, tend to isolate themselves from others. They don’t want to risk hurting someone they
care about. They may live in isolated areas such as the woods. A few have tried to find wolf packs in the wild to be accepted into but that
doesn’t occur.

Cotard Delusion

Zombies are the core of various hit movies and the sensational Walking Dead series. With this mental health disorder, a person believes they
are actually a zombie or a ghost. They don’t think they have any internal elements such as blood in them anymore. They tend to avoid eating
because they don’t think zombies or ghosts need food to survive. They often talk about death and feel trapped on Earth but that they have
already died.

Cotard Delusion in severe form can result in a person starving to death. Others engage in risky behaviors because they are trying to get out of
the purgatory they feel trapped in between life and death. Severe depression is a large part of this type of mental health disorder.

Diogenes Syndrome

We all know someone who could be called a hoarder. There are even popular reality TV shows about the topic. The correct terminology for this
type of mental health disorder is Diogenes Syndrome. When a person has this concern, they are emotionally attached to items in their home.
They don’t see anything wrong with their habits and they tend to put their own needs and health at risk. They may not shower regularly or have
a clean space to cook meals.

Diogenes Syndrome is more common in those who experienced neglect or trauma at some point in their lives. The lack of stability can trigger
this unrealistic need to hold on to everything they come into contact with. They are often socially withdrawn and may have the onset of
dementia. The feelings of happiness they get with hoarding more override relationships and all other needs for them.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

This mental health concern is sometimes referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder. It is very scary for those that live it. and hard for them to
identify what is real and what isn’t. They struggle with jobs and relationships because of their behaviors at times. There are tons of movies and
books about Dissociative Identity Disorder, but few dive into the fear and disconnect such individuals experience.

Most with this order have two or three personalities, but it is possible to have more. When it is properly diagnosed. an institution is usually
where they are placed. There is no way to cure it and treatment without the person being in a controlled environment is almost impossible.

Factitious Disorder

Some people worry about being sick, but others have a mental health disorder where they always think they are sick. Itis more than being a
hypochondriac. It is known as Factious Disorder and they do all they can to become sick and to stay sick. They may hop from one doctor to the
next because they don’t want a solution. They want attention from being ill. and they may report symptoms they don’t have when they do see a
doctor.

In most of these cases, the individual did have a serious or chronic illness at some point. For others, it is the result of trauma. They don’t
necessarily want to self-harm, but they do have a need for medical care and ongoing attention. It can be helped with counseling if the disorder
is minor but most people with Factitious Disorder don’t benefit from such treatment.

Kluver Bucy Syndrome

This mental health disorder takes things to an extreme. Such individuals may desire to have sex with objects that aren’t possible such as a
vehicle they love! Others eat pages and pages out of books rather than reading them! Most people diagnosed have some type of major trauma
to the brain. There is no cure for it and such individuals are often labeled as being eccentric or crazy. Kluver Bucy Syndrome is extremely rare,
so it can be hard for experts to diagnosis it too.

OCD

We all know people with OCD, technically known as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It can range from small routines to it being a major
barrier to them functioning and interacting with others. While many of us laugh about it, even when we are the ones with it, others have a severe
case of OCD. It stems from anxiety and fear. Those with it try to control everything around them by sticking to a harsh routine. Their fears aren’t
rational, but when something is out of place they can’t handle it and their anxiety goes through the roof. A chemical imbalance is often at the
core of OCD.

Paris Syndrome

Visiting Paris is on the bucket list of many travelers. It is often a destination for a honeymoon or for a couple wishing to spend some time
together in a new location. Paris Syndrome only affects a small number of people, but it can be scary. It involves hallucinations, severe anxiety,
and a feeling that they are going to be harmed while they are in Paris.

Most of the people with Paris Syndrome are of Oriental descent. Experts believe language differences, time differences, and feeling out of their
element can increase the chances of someone experiencing Paris Syndrome. Many of those diagnosed with it also have some other type of
mental illness, some diagnosed, and others haven’t been yet.

Reduplicative Amnesia

This mental health issue is similar to Capgras Syndrome. With that one, a person thinks those around them are imposters. With Reduplicative
Amnesia, a person believes the location they are in isn’t real. Instead. it has been replicated to trick or trap them. Most people with this type of
behavior have mental health concerns, brain injuries, or dementia.

Stendahl Syndrome

This mental health problem is temporary, and often not diagnosed because it doesn’t linger. It can happen when someone sees overwhelming
amounts of art, landscaping, or beauty all around them and they are in complete awe of it. They may become confused and anxious when they
should be able to relax and take it all in. Some individuals also report hallucinations due to Stendahl Syndrome.

While 2020 was the worst year most people in many countries can remember, there were much worse years in the past. What was the worst
year in history? Was it a very long time ago, or was it as recently as the first half of the twentieth century?

1177BC

Towards the end of the bronze age, civilization collapsed. Cities were abandoned, and many civilizations permanently disappeared. Not even
the fall of the roman empire 1600 years later was as dramatic.

The late bronze age collapse is not yet well understood. It took place all over the eastern Mediterranean and was the end of an era. New
civilizations slowly replaced the old ones.

There may not have been a single cause. Invasions, earthquakes, crop failures, and famines may have occurred at around the same time.
Many catastrophes occurred at once, and civilization could not withstand them.

States fell, and urban centers were abandoned. We do not know how many died, but it is clear that the population declined, Only the rulers of
Egypt and Assur managed to keep their kingdoms intact, and even they lost much of their power.

536 AD

An enormous volcanic eruption is something that can not only create chaos in the local area but on a whole continent or more. Some volcanic
eruptions are enormous – so much that they dim the sun all over a whole hemisphere. Without proper sunlight. temperatures drop, plants die.
crops fail, and people starve.

The volcanic eruption in 536 was so destructive that temperatures dropped all over Europe and Asia for more than a year. This was the
beginning of a terrible decade, one of the worst in history. Since hunger and disruption can lead to disease, the Justinian plague came along
and wiped out much of the population.

Records from the time show that 536 was a terrible year. The sun was weak, strange fog covered everything, and crops failed. The two volcanic
eruptions (in 536 and in 540 or 541) put so much dust in the atmosphere that the decade was the coolest in 2000 years.

If 536 was not the worst year ever, it could have been one of the years in the decade that followed. In 541-543. the Justinian plague struck the
roman empire.

More than a third to more than half of the population of the eastern roman empire died. While the plague of the 500s is not nearly as well known
as the plague of the 1300s, it was enormously destructive. 541, 542, and 543 were some of the worst years in history.

1347

1347 was the beginning of the black plague. The plague was so destructive that it is still infamous. Even today, the words “black plague” still
bring up a frightening mental picture.

The medieval black plague was so destructive that it is hard to estimate how many people died. Numbers vary a lot – from as few as 25 million
to as many as 200 million. Something like 30 percent of the European population died, and it might have been 60 percent.

The plague was devastating in Asia and North Africa as well as Europe. After first killing millions in East Asia, the plague reached Europe by
ship.

The day when the plague reached Europe may be remembered. In the year 1347, some ships reached Sicily. carrying mostly dead crews, a
gruesome disease having killed the rest. People quickly started dying of the disease, and this was the beginning of one of the worst years of all
time.

The plague was more devastating than anything anyone could remember. so they saw it as divine punishment. The plague even led to
religious violence, as people killed those who they considered heretics and thought responsible for the sickness.

People remember the plague partly because of the painful deaths it caused. The plague caused boils to appear all over a victim’s body and
swell up. A high fever eventually led to death. which was at least quick even though it was painful.

1816

Large volcanic eruptions have many times put enough dust into the air to dim the sun and cause many humans to starve. From tens of
thousands of years ago to today, volcanoes have made food scarce and led to countless deaths.

The last time this happened was as recently as 1816. An enormous eruption on an Indonesian island led to the “year without a summer,” which
caused famines in many countries.

One of the hardest-hit countries was China, where flooding and famine killed countless people. Famines also hit Western Europe and parts of
North America hard. Europe had not had time to recover from the Napoleonic wars before the famine hit. It was the worst famine to hit Europe in
the 19th century.

Cholera broke out in India and spread as far as Moscow. There was abnormal weather everywhere. Monsoons failed in India, and there was
flooding in Europe.

1918

Not only did very many people die in the last year of world war one, but 1918 was the beginning of a plague that killed even more people than
the entire war.

Even in the last year of the war, it seemed like Germany might be able to win. Russia had already surrendered, and they launched a massive
spring offensive to end the war quickly.

However. the spring offensive failed to defeat France, so there was time for a massive American force to move into Europe. A series of defeats
during the last few months of the war convinced Germany to surrender.

Unfortunately, most of the deaths were yet to come. Soldiers returning to their home countries brought a deadly new virus with them. 50 or 100
million people died of the virus in total.

1943

1943 was the bloodiest year of world war two and one of the most violent years in history. A huge number of soldiers died in the battles of Kursk
and Stalingrad. two of the bloodiest battles in history.

lt was also one of the worst years of the holocaust, with countless people dying in extermination camps. On the plus side, it may have been the
year when the tide turned against the axis. Hitler was defeated at both Stalingrad and Kursk, and after that, new experimental weapons such as
V2 rockets were not enough to stop the allies.

Another possibility might be 1945. While this was the end of the war. itis also the year when the atomic bomb was first used. While we have
managed to avoid nuclear war so far, civilization has been under threat every year since then.

Hopefully, the future is bright. 2020 showed us that modern medicine does not make us invulnerable to infectious diseases. A new disease
came out of nowhere and defeated attempts to stop it for a long time. However, the poorer half of the world is getting richer, and the future will
be much better than the past if we can avoid catastrophe.

Who could fault the American people during the Great Depression, to resort to using flour sacks to make their clothes?

lt was a time of great poverty because 15 million Americans (out of an approximately 123 million population) were unemployed. It was also a
time for people to rethink their list of priorities of what to buy with the little money that they have.

Of course, first in their lists will always be food, shelter, and medicine. Clothes, although a necessity, would be further down the list.

But there came a time when they need to buy clothes when what they had were all tattered. But with food, shelter, and medicine alone, there
was not enough money to further stretch into clothes purchases.

What is there to do?

Somebody thought about fabric sacks. They were used, going back a hundred years, for the transport of flour, potatoes and
animal feeds. Now, because they were made of fabric, as clothes are too, they could be transformed into things that people could wear and that
they could recreate into things that are used in their homes.

Previously, the commodities mentioned were shipped around the world using barrels that were costly and bulky. For reasons of lowering
expenses, fabric sacks saved the day for traders of these goods.

Enterprising companies at that time saw a business opportunity in recycling these fabric sacks into attractive clothes with sunshine and flower
designs. Also, families with practicality in mind transformed these items which were just lying around uselessly, into other household
necessities like curtains, quilts, towels, underwear, and others.

The opportunity to make good money was so great that one company, Gingham Girl Flour, packaged its products in clothes worthy fabric and
made its packaging as an advertising point for selling its flour.

With people also trying to disengage onlookers from getting the idea that what they’re wearing is either from flour bags or feed sacks, there
was this psychological need to erase the company logos out of the sacks. There is even a mention of a booklet named Sewing With Cotton
Bags (made by the Textile Bag Manufacturers Association) gave tips to folks on how to smudge out the company names out of the sacks
and bags.

With these foods sacks becoming a necessary fashion need for people to be clothed, they also have this psychological need not to be caught
wearing flour sacks on purpose or even because of poverty.

Some of the advice being disseminated include soaking the ink of the company logos or brand names in kerosene or lard overnight. Seeing the
the behavior of people converting their bags and sacks into clothes, the companies concerned made their efforts much easier by using soluble ink
for their logos and brand names.

So, the lowly potato sack evolved from a means of transporting the basic potato commodity into a fashion style that even survives up to this day
in the vintage markets that you visit in your own city. The Great Depression was a period of great hardship, but now they’re treasured as unique
fashion novelties. More of a gypsy kind of fashion item, especially with the sacks with the sunshine and flower designs.

In a historical overlap in 1951, way long after the Great Depression, but with the American psyche forever scarred by the need to be clothed in
flour sacks, the iconic movie star Marilyn Monroe posed in a famous photo wearing a burlap potato sack.

You can take it either two ways depending on how you looked at it. You could side with a bitchy female journalist at that time who commented
that Monroe is far from chic and classy, and if yes, preferably clothed in a food sack.

But there were dissenters, like this grateful Idaho potato farmer. This rural gentleman obviously garnered huge revenues from his potato harvest
and there actually ensued a potato shortage after the Marilyn Monroe photoshoot. He sent her a sack of potatoes as a sign of his gratitude for
her generous publicity for the commodity.

The Great Depression brought out creativity in people because of the need for clothes. Most of the time, adversarial times bring out the
best in us, and the advent of flour sack fashion came into being. If your ancestors were the multitudes of people who had to use their initiative in
transforming these humble sacks into clothes. be proud.

Though we are daily bombarded with all the crazy information about the novelties of the scientific world, we know very little about our race and its evolution. Just ask anybody, and you will get some basic stuff. The average knowledge goes around our similar traits to those of primates versus the main differences, like changing our position to biped living, losing our body hair, brain enlargement.

Going in deeper, there is so much more about our evolution. Furthermore, few people know that human evolution is still going on. These evolutionary elements still influence us and have a very active implication on our current lives.

Here are some evolution trends that are active in our human race.

Testosterone Isn’t the Winning Solution

The general belief is that humans function on the classic mating instinctive elements. Thus, the attractiveness of a man used to be attributed to his testosterone level. It was believed that any woman is unconsciously attracted by a man with a higher level of testosterone, as she instinctively feels safer and better taken care of.

However, things changed since the dynamic between men and women does not keep the man in the provider position anymore. Recent research data proved during the last decade that fathers these days have lesser testosterone levels, and testicular parameters, than males that do not have children. This means that women do not choose anymore as fathers for their children, and partners for their daily life, the most macho men. Instead, these men full of testosterone are taking an active role in the competition taking place during dating and mate selection periods.

Human Jaws Keep on Reducing in Size

During prehistoric times, first humans used to have wider, stronger jaws. The reduction of human jaws has been a continuous process since those ages, mainly due to our diet. From raw ingredients and crude meat to our current days when we mostly eat pre-processed, very soft food, some of the human jaw proportions got lost. We no longer need to bite as hard and chew voraciously, as we did thousand years ago. This is why people these days barely have space for wisdom teeth and have them pulled off. The new jaw size is in harmony with the evolution of our bodies, which also are constantly getting smaller and more fragile.

Lower Bodily Temperature

Something amazingly apparently happens to our body temperature. We seem to get colder bit by bit, with each decade. Not with much because we remain healthy warm humans. However, researchers noticed we drop around .05 every 10 years. The reasons are somewhat a mystery. Probably our better modern living conditions, the advanced medical facilities, and the reduction in chronic inflammation inside human bodies.

Lighter Bones

On the same page with getting thoroughly smaller, evolution is working on our bones. Scientists consider that a certain level of degrading in the density of human bone tissue coincides with our species starting to live more as an agricultural society, to the detriment of hunting. More sedentary lives produce a proportional change in our skeleton. This evolutionary trend continues in our modern society, no matter if people are a part of a very industrial, urban life or of a more active agricultural-rural sector.

Though we are getting fragile, we seem to be well adapted to current lifestyles. We don’t have increased levels of bone breakage, because our modern environment is safer, we have lots of help from technology and equipment that take over the heavy part of our activities.

Cheese, our New Best Friend?

Despite cheese being a worldwide delicacy, nutritionists are usually against its consumption. Cheese, and especially milk, has never been considered a favorite food for adults. Besides the direct and fast effects on bowels, many people have had lactose intolerance since ancient times. This reaction to milk and cheese is in direct relationship to a child’s evolution into adulthood when the milk digesting enzyme is no longer produced. However, scientists discovered that humans are in a continuous adaptation to milk ingestion. Currently, a whole 35% of the adult population can digest cheese without any repercussions. The percentage is continuously increasing. This continuous adaptation to cheese is, on one hand, attributed to the old famine periods when the surviving communities were those able to digest anything, thus passing on lactose tolerance genes. On the other hand, there are the modern advanced dairy processing technologies, which allow us to produce softer and easily digestible creamy cheese types.

Condoms are so widespread today that it’s hard to imagine the times when they weren’t available. Although people were concerned about birth control since ancient times, they didn’t come up with an effective solution until the Middle Age. Here is a brief history of condoms and contraception methods that preceded it.

Ancient Period

Even people during the Ancient period had some idea about the way babies were conceived. If you’ve carefully read the legend about King Minos from ancient Crete, you may have noticed that he was wearing animal tissue over his skin when he was spending time with his wife. That doesn’t sound very comfortable, but they did the best they could from the materials that were available at the time.

However, protection was reserved only for rich people and it didn’t become widespread until the syphilis epidemic in the Middle Age. Syphilis spread from France to other parts of Europe quicker than any other venereal disease before it. At the time, there wasn’t a cure for syphilis and a lot of people died from the disease. In an attempt to stop the epidemic, one Italian priest came up with a solution – thin linen that was the ancestor of the condom as we know it today.

Controversies

During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, people used different types of protection – from animal tissue to thin linen. Even though it’s hard to compare these condoms to the ones that are available today, they were pretty effective. They were used both as birth control and as a way to prevent infections and venereal diseases. Even the famous Casanova mentioned them in his diary.

With the invention of rubber, which was first used for tires, condoms became more convenient but they still weren’t available to the whole population. Latex condoms were a real revolution in the 1920s – they were easier to produce and therefore much cheaper, which made them available to different social classes.

At that point, something else happened. Religious communities were prohibiting condoms and birth control. They thought that advertising condoms were controversial and obscene and they made the government prohibit the advertisement of condoms, even though they were also protecting from harmful diseases. However, condom manufacturers were creative and they started using a different term to describe condoms – they called them the rubber safe.

The World War I

The Comstock laws, that were prohibiting the manufacturing, advertising, and selling of condoms lasted almost one century – until 1965! During World War I we witnessed an enormous outbreak of venereal diseases among soldiers, both in the US and overseas. In fact, the cost of treatments reached $50 million – which would be around $860 million today! But that wasn’t the only problem, as soldiers were unable to fight and had to spend several weeks in the hospitals.

As a way to solve this situation, American doctors started encouraging the use of condoms – they wanted them to be promoted as medical devices rather than birth control. The government has learned the lesson and during World War II, they started distributing condoms to the soldiers, to avoid the situation from the previous war. When the war was over, things started to change. Fast forward to the 1950s and 1960s, American couples started using them as a birth control method and it became an essential part of family planning. This was especially important for the Hippie generation, when it became socially acceptable to have multiple partners before marriage.

The triumph of condoms

Big progress was made throughout the decades, but the final step happened during the 1980s. It wasn’t before the A.I.D.S. epidemic that people fully understood the importance of condoms. Then, this mysterious disease appeared and started spreading very fast. People were dying from A.I.D.S. and everyone was afraid of it, but at first, they didn’t know how it was spread. When the scientists discovered that A.I.D.S. was spread through sexual contact and that the only way to protect yourself is to wear a condom, people started taking their health more seriously.

As you can see, the history of condoms was full of ups and downs. There were many obstacles, but thankfully, finally, everyone realized how essential they are. Today, they are accessible to more people than ever before, there are various brands, and more than 450 million condoms are bought every year in the US.